Good: Carload of 18-20 y.o. chicks pulling up to chat about what I was doing, then commenting on my shorts, then giving a "I love you" as they pulled away (yes, I realize it was BS, but it sounded sweet .)

Bad: Me not eating enough due to the heat, bonking a couple of times, getting droped by those I should drope.

Ugly: Dork pissing on the side of a building (in plain view) at the top of "The Hill" when there are a row of Honey Buckets behind the gas station next door.

The good:
-the volunteers along the route
-the police stopping traffic and waving us through intersections
-the misting station in Centralia rocked
-the nice woman and her daughter who took tips for college fund for filling water bottles--she even sprayed us if we requested.
-riding over the Longview bridge (but see the bad)
-the smooth, wide, relatively junk/glass free shoulders on Hwy 30, (but see 'the ugly')
-ice at the last food station (was it St Helens?)
-I personally didn't see a crash, only was close to a near-miss, someone who recovered nicely over some very horribly rough section of Westside Hwy.
-tailwinds

The bad:
-the expansion joints on the Longview bridge
-the dude before Castle Rock on day 2 who was driving the opposite direction and talking/calling-in (real or fake, not sure) that we were riding 4-5 abreast when in fact for as far as I could see it was 2 abreast. Someone needed to be important that day, I guess...
-the people who didn't signal that horrible section along the Westside Hwy, almost causing someone (in front of me) to crash

The ugly:
-after watering my head to cool off at the last faucet near Portland (the public spicket), the water that ran off my hair tasted like salt...I then realized it was time to finish the ride
-the rest of Hwy 30.

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The bad: The impromptu pacelines that didnt voice and riding fast close to others either riding slower or passing slower people. I rode pretty fast and gave a lot of distance to the people I was passing and ditched the pacers that tried to latch on. (the fast and practiced pacers where long gone)

The ugly: That rough black road I forget where on day one. Hiway 30 and those miles near the end (somehow missed the St Helens stop).

The good: I didnt see any crashes, I read here and heard of some and I remember a TON of crashes the first time I did it years ago.

The good: Lots of friendly riders. Organized. Challenging and yet fun. The route in Washington is super.
We rode 126 miles the first day to Toledo HS - great spaghetti dinner. Hot showers. Friendly staff.
The bad: Unannounced pace lines. Passing on the right. Rte 30 in Oregon. Chip seal road with new tar seal on Day 1.